The Cecil Whig., 1887-06-25


Tuesday night in Smyrna, Del, and was
cordially greeted by his friends in that
place.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rankin have
just completed the Goth year of their mar
ried life nearly all of which has been spent
in this town.
Mr.. Winter Wilson, who attends Lee
high University, has arrived home for the
summer holidays, also Mr.. William ID.
Bratton who attends Princeton College.
Mr. Richard l.. Thomas has sold the
storehouSe and residence in North East,
which he recently purchased at public sale,
to Mr.. VIM. T. Hammond of that place.
Cherries are an absolute failure in Cecil
this year. Jerry Eittenhouse says that in
the neighborhood of Zion there are not
enough to make Il decent sized pie.
-"Farmers have been moving, but they
haven been making hay" said a farmer CT
the Ninth district in our office on Friday
| f the sun shines little now hay can be
made.
Capt. "Billy' Fowler has the steam
yacht annie" i'll the stream at the bridge
ready for charter to excursion parties. She
has ample cabin accommodations, and every
appliance for comfort and safety.
-Postmasters have been appointed for
several places on the route of the Phlladel-
phia extension of the b. 4 o. railroad. Will
liam Harvey was appointed ut Childs, and
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The June (non.jury) term of the Cecil
county circuit court opened on Tuesday,
Judge Stump on the bench. The dockets
were called but no cases tried. Court ad-
iourned to meet on Monday next.
Mr. James T.. Harrison of Cecil county,
and Miss Estella B. Pearthree, daughter OF
Mr.. Samuel Pearthree, of Wilmington,
were married in that city, on the 10Th inst,
by Rev. j. E. Bryan.
Miss Georgia Harlan, of this vicinity
read a brilliant essay on The Transmitted
Curse at the Western Maryland College
Commencement last week. She was NELL
Der of the graduating class.
Amos Bradley, formerly leader of the
/
a member of an Uncle Toms Cabin Com
pany for some months past has arrived
home All the Elkton men who joined the
company last fall have now arrived.
Harry Confer, proprietor of the Far
mer's Hotel who was to have had a hearing
on the charge of violating the prohibitory
law ON Monday last waived the hearing and
was admitted in $500 bail to answer the
charge at the September term Of court.
Jesse Boulden an active farmer whose
place is located on the Nottingham road
about two miles west of Elkton began cut
ting wheat on Friday morning. Farmers
in Elk Neck and lower sections of the
county began cutting earlier in the week.
A severe thunder storm visited the up
per part of Cecil county on Sunday night
and, it is said injured somewhat the grow
| ing crop of corn. 1t was accompanied by
hail. Buildings were struck by lightning.
! The hail stones were very large in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Washington correspondent of the
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paper of Tuesday that "the sheriff of Elkton
has sent dispatch to Detective McDevitt
saying that he thinks he has captured
''Billy" Williams, charged with the killing
of Policeman Arnold of Alexandria, Va"
| Sheriff Mackey when questioned about the
above said that he did not send dispatch
to McDevitt as stated and had not captured
| Williams.
Representative Shaw, at the postofiice
department at Washington, last Tuesday,
filed a petition for the establishment of
new office in Cecil, TO be called FrenchJown.
The name is Objectionable to the depart
ment, for the reason that there is II post
office by that name in the State of Indiana,
aud therefore confusion might occur in the
delivery of mail addressed to "Frenehtown,
Md" and "Frenchtown, Ind" The re-
quest for the new office may be granted, but
it will probably be called "Coudon."
Misses Bessie Terrell and Annie Pier
son and Messrs Frank Harvey and Edwin
Y. llinchlitfe members of the Young Peo-
pies Association, of the Elkton NJ. Z.
Young Peoples Association, of the st.
Georges NJ. +. church, in concert and fes-
tival held at that place. They sang several
selections together and Messrs. Harvey and
Hinchliffe and Miss Terrell rendered solos.
A duet was also rendered by the male
voices.
A dancing platform has been erected a
mile and a half west of Elkton, on the road
leading from this place to North East.
Ulysses Goodyear and George Bruce are the
owners. 1t was announced that the first of
a series of hops would be held on Thursday
evening of this week but it was doubtless
postponed on account of the rain and held
on the next night. The next dance will be
on July 4th and then on the following
Thursdays. The Barroniters intend having
some jolly times.
The salaries of all the presidential post
masters are to be readjusted, the new ar
rangement taking effect July 1st next.
Many of the offices have shown a gratifying
increase of business during the present iis-
cal year, and the postmasters at such offices
will be rewarded by an increase of salary.
OF the sixteen prominent Maryland offices
five have earned an advance, nine have
held their own and two will have to submit
to a reduction. The salary at PORT Deposit
IS advanced from 81 900 to LOO and the
Elkton office remains unchanged.
Last Sunday was celebrated as Chill
dren's Day by the Sabbath School at John
sons school house In Elk Neck, of which
Mr.. John Cantwell is superintendent. Rev.
j. p. Otis and William J. Jones, Esq, de-
livered addresses. The singing was very
good, the children having been trained by
Miss Ida johnson and Mrs. J. Harvey
| Groves. Recitations were delivered by the
| following scholars: Gertie Arrants, Carrie
Jones, Bessie Sapp, Cora Webster, &. Maui
rice Lee and Gerte Lodore BERTHE George
rendered a vocal solo. The room was beau
| tifully decorated with flowers
The beautiful gold medal awarded Mr..
| Wilson l.. Coudon, of North East, by the
| Warren club, of Wilmington, for breaking
the American hammer throwing record at
the clubs games May 1th, has been received
from the manufacturer, and will be pre-
sented to Mr.. Coudon early next week. The
main portion of the badge Is somewhat in
| the shape of horseshoe, around which is
worked a wreath, in gold. The centre is
blue enamel, on which is engraved, in gold,
! the figure of a man in the act of throwing